Disposal of Helicon

Smith WH PLC 13 February 2002 13 February 2002 WH Smith PLC Disposal of Helicon Hodder Headline, a subsidiary of WH Smith PLC, announced today that it had completed the sale of Helicon to RM plc for £0.7m. In the last financial year, Helicon, which is principally an online reference publisher, achieved sales of £2.2m. The sale is in accordance with Hodder Headline's strategy of concentrating on markets where it can be a leader. Hodder Headline will continue to develop vigorously its consumer, educational and academic publishing in other markets. Enquiries: WH Smith PLC Richard Manhire, Investor Relations 020 7514 9686 Louise Evans, Media Relations 020 7514 9624 Brunswick 020 7404 5959 Timothy Grey Katya Reynier Notes to Editors Hodder Headline is one of the UK's leading publishers with particularly strong positions in both consumer and educational publishing. It has operations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and employs over 800 people world-wide. In the year to August 2001 it generated sales of £112 million and operating profits of £18 million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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